Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-21
A GOOD PLAN.

The two organizations of the order
known as the "Woman's Relief Corps !"
which are located in this city, have hit
upon a capital plan for local improve
ment, and for advancing a worthy work
They propose that the "Womans Relief
Corps of the Department of California +"
shall locate the "Home" for the wives,
widows and mothers of soldiers, sailors
and marines of the army and navy, in
Sacramento. = accomplish this end, they
ask that the chief historic plat and build
ing in this city-and second in interest to
no other in the State-shall be rescued
from neglect and the bats, and turned over,
for the purpose indicated, to the proper
parties.
Suffers Fort is now but a tenantless
old rookery, shame to the State and city,
and an eyesore to all Californiaus who
look upon it. 1t is located upon fine,
high piece of ground, admirably situated.
To buy this bit of ground and transfer it
to the Woman's Corps for the erection
upon it of the proposed Home" is what
the ladies ask Sacramentans to do, and is
precisely what they should do The old
Penthouse can be restored at small cost and
converted into neat chapel or assembly
room, and thus preserved as the last re-
naming relic of the early occupation OF
this section by people of the far East
The grounds, adorned with the "Home y
building, will become more and more
deeply invested with historic interest as
the years roll by. Without improvement
they are becoming more and more public
disgrace
Out from Suffers fort went the men who
found gold in the hills near by, and turned
to these shores the most marvellous tide Of
immigration know to American history. AT
Suffers Fort was the earliest shelter found
for the incoming current of humanity that
swept over the mountains into the new
territory and made California State. At
Suffers Fort were sheltered the men who
laid the foundations Of our after business
enterprise. 1t was here that the Ameri-
can flag was first conqueringly unfurled in
the Sacramento valley. 1t was the focal
point for American civilization under tire
new order of things. 1t ought not to drop
wholly out of existence and remain only
historical memory. The old flags the
old cannon, and many relic of Suffers
Fort the pioneers of the State have stored
away. They ought to be brought out and
returned to the remaining building of the
post, when it is once repaired and put into
good condition, and forever given over to
the custody of the patriotic body of men
and women who are enrolled in the Grand
Army and the Relief Corps.
Some years ago the Pioneer Societies OF
the State held convention in this city to
arrange details for the restoration of the
fort. Though some $4,000 was pledged
to the work at once, nothing came of it
The Pioneers will unquestionably render
aid now to any effort our citizens NAV
make to secure the property.
Probably the agitation of the subiec;
will advance the price of the plat some.
what, but at the utmost it cannot cost a
sum at all formidable. Sacramento's citi
zens and the Pioneers should buy Suffers
Fort and give it free of all incumbrancs
for the proposed Home Should that moi
be erected, still the people of Sacramento
should buy the place and make it at Least
presentable, that we may point out the
historic SPOT to strangers without blushing
for shame